#persona 3rd semester

[wild-selenite-caffine]

Maruki, but he is more aware of his Actualization and its effects

i’ve been playing P5R for a while now, and the realization that i wasn’t entirely sure how aware Maruki was throughout P5R crossed my mind. and so here i am, a few hours later since i’ve been thinking about it, gonna share a few things i thought of.

might add more as time goes on, since Maruki’s still got lot of potential

TW: self-harm, magic whump

Maruki has some pent up anger on a few people, and sometimes his control on his anger slips so he, intentionally or not, projects thinly veiled threats into someone’s mind

He’s done it lots throughout 3rd semester, but he just puts on a nice smile in some weak effort to control himself. Lots of people don’t call him out on it as he rewrites reality as he pleases

Maybe his control fully slips, and he punishes some people for being defiant; I’ve been thinking that he did this (from least to most) to the Thieves, Akechi during the early days of 3rd semester, and especially Sumire

Poor girl got the brunt of the punishments because of how unstable her control was of Cendrillon, while Akechi was able to “defend” himself so to speak thanks to Loki

The punishment of the Thieves were more for security purposes, Maruki got paranoid on January 8th and gave himself some insurance. Though amongst themselves, Akiren and Morgana got the worst of it (while the least varied between Futaba, Haru, and Makoto).

And after all of 3rd semester, there’s going to be prolonged damage both on Maruki and all he inflicted these slips of anger on (Thieves, Akechi, Sumire, etc) and its similar to sound torture, but way worse

And post-3rd semester damage is focused on Maruki since he struggles to heal, being on his own and without a good support group

(Shibusawa and Akiren sometimes visit Maruki, but the two aren’t able to help him because of conflicts on their schedules. That leaves Maruki to be alone more often.)

There’s some days that feel like Maruki’s Actualization backfires on him

Like, he gets to have all of his fights played back to him from the perspective of the Thieves, and he realizes how far gone his grief and anger took him

Or maybe he still feels Azathoth’s presence, and as some messed up coping mechanism, he uses the fading power he once wielded to alter his own memories or create new ones where he felt “happy” or “free”

But this also backfires, like a harsh form of self-harm; Every time he rewrites any part of his memories, its like jamming a blade down his skull and carving letters into his brain

It’s enough to get him to stop, but sometimes he keeps going. But it all ends up with him keeping most of his memories from the past to replay in his head in the future. As a reminder of where he came from, of what he was supposed to be doing now.

[whump-in-the-coffee-cup]

so... Maruki scars?

ORIGINAL POST

CONTENT WARNINGS: scars, chronic pain, healing of scars, more graphic descriptions of scars below the cut

hear me out

takuto maruki has scars because of the whole merging with azathoth to become adam kadmon, more specifically both a neck scar and a hand scar (because of the whole staff thing)

the neck scar is obvious- but the hand scar is something i think would happen since maruki needs a direct connection to azathoth to do stuff (maybe like, in using actualization, he has an invisible tentacle somewhere wrapped on his body, adding more scars for every actualization he did; in real life, it isn’t visible, but in the metaverse, its visible type deal)

but also hear me out

the scar tissue would still hurt even it being cared for or appearing fully healed, like gentle movements make it ache- maybe there are more scars along maruki’s back because of reasons that are a combination of the neck and hand scars; he’s using actualization on so many people, and he needs a lot of power from azathoth to do it, but he can’t let people know that he’s using actualization

there’s criss-crossing lines, evidence of torn flesh and maybe even burns from intense persona usage, layer upon layer of scar tissue built up-

maybe maruki’s scars could last a few weeks, maybe years at best considering how many people he used actualization on, but the constant is that scars don’t heal as quicky as he thought, maybe he’s still suffering because he knows the scars are a testament to his connection with azathoth, for better and for worse

hawthornsnackstrue self; personapersona whumppersona 5persona 5 royaltakuto marukimagic whumppersona 3rd semester

[skyberia]

something to remember us by

[taichea]

one more wish (pt 1/2)

… bonus sketch. that is all… for now . . .

[sketchy--akechi]

akechi when you first meet him vs during 3rd semester

[ziracona]

me when Ryuji

[mitscoop]

hes poopy

[alunarts]

Shuake as the Alien Stage Cure MV

[pomarrillo]

i want you to say it aloud. what do you intend to do?

[mioxeno]

The Royal Trio is a gay couple and their supportive lesbian friend.

[ghostpengu]

happy birthday goro 🤍🤍🤍

youre a cutie and i will always love you 🤍🤍🤍

[poichanchan]

Akeshu swap!AU Akira doodles... 3rd semester ver

[whump-in-the-coffee-cup]

Takuto Maruki, but he is more aware of his Actualization and its effects

ORIGINAL POST

i’ve been playing P5R for a while now, and the realization that i wasn’t entirely sure how aware Maruki was throughout P5R crossed my mind. and so here i am, a few hours later since i’ve been thinking about it, gonna share a few things i thought of.

might add more as time goes on, since Maruki’s still got lot of potential

CONTENT WARNINGS: whumper-turned-whumpee (Maruki), emotional whump involving a minor (Futaba), magic whump; leads to emotional / physical consequences

Maruki has some pent up anger on a few people, and sometimes his control on his anger slips so he, intentionally or not, projects thinly veiled threats into someone’s mind

He’s done it lots throughout 3rd semester, but he just puts on a nice smile in some weak effort to control himself. Lots of people don’t call him out on it as he rewrites reality as he pleases

Maybe his control fully slips, and he punishes some people for being defiant; I’ve been thinking that he did this (from least to most) to the Thieves, Akechi during the early days of 3rd semester, and especially Sumire

Poor girl got the brunt of the punishments because of how unstable her control was of Cendrillon, while Akechi was able to “defend” himself so to speak thanks to Loki

The punishment of the Thieves were more for security purposes, Maruki got paranoid on January 8th and gave himself some insurance. Though amongst themselves, Akiren and Morgana got the worst of it (while the least varied between Futaba, Haru, and Makoto).

And after all of 3rd semester, there’s going to be prolonged damage both on Maruki and all he inflicted these slips of anger on (Thieves, Akechi, Sumire, etc) and its similar to sound torture, but way worse

And post-3rd semester damage is focused on Maruki since he struggles to heal, being on his own and without a good support group

(Shibusawa and Akiren sometimes visit Maruki, but the two aren’t able to help him because of conflicts on their schedules. That leaves Maruki to be alone more often.)

There’s some days that feel like Maruki’s Actualization backfires on him

Like, he gets to have all of his fights played back to him from the perspective of the Thieves, and he realizes how far gone his grief and anger took him

Or maybe he still feels Azathoth’s presence, and as some messed up coping mechanism, he uses the fading power he once wielded to alter his own memories or create new ones where he felt “happy” or “free”

But this also backfires, like a harsh form of self-harm; Every time he rewrites any part of his memories, its like jamming a blade down his skull and carving letters into his brain

It’s enough to get him to stop, but sometimes he keeps going. But it all ends up with him keeping most of his memories from the past to replay in his head in the future. As a reminder of where he came from, of what he was supposed to be doing now.

[nimue-hidden-lake]

What is wrong with him!?

Everything

[sketchy--akechi]

bad day

[natashadewinter]

akechis your asuka